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The ring around the rosies is the red ringed rash that was the sure sign of having the plague. If you developed a rash it wasn't serious, unless a red ring appeared around the spot. A pocket full of posies is the flowers brought to a funeral. Or the fact that the smell of decaying bodies was so bad that people began carrying flowers in their pockets to try to ward off the smell. It's ashes ashes (not atishoo) which is because they tried to burn the bodies, rather than bury them.
Possums are one of Australia's most commonly encountered marsupials (Source: Elizabeth-the Scribbly Gum Forum/Elizabeth-the Scribbly Gum Forum). The most familiar and abundant of the many Australian possum species are the Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and the Common Ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus).The bushy-tailed Brushtails are agile climbers and are more often heard than seen, especially during the mating season.he most familiar and abundant of the many Australian possum species are the Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and the Common Ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus). The bushy-tailed Brushtails are agile climbers and are more often heard than seen, especially during the mating season.